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hypsi-

hypsi- prefix: height.

Prefix

hypsi-

  1. Height.
    • hypsicephalic
    • Hypsibema
  2. Aloft, on high, high.

Forms of hypsi-

alternative formhyps-
alternative formhypso-

Origin of hypsi-

From ὕψ- (húps-), stem of ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft, on high”), from Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”). By surface analysis, hyps- + -i-.

Words formed from hypsi-

  • hypsibrachycephalic
  • hypsibrachycephaly
  • hypsicephalic
  • hypsiconchous
  • hypsicranial
  • hypsidolichocephalic
  • hypsistaphylia
  • hypsistenocephalic
  • hypsithermal

Questions about hypsi-

What does hypsi- mean?
Hypsi- means height.
What part of speech is hypsi-?
Hypsi- is a prefix.

Words near hypsi- in the dictionary

  1. hypsarrhythmia
  2. hypsarrhythmias
  3. hypsarrhythmic
  4. HYPSD
  5. hypselodont
  6. hypsi-
  7. hypsibiid
  8. hypsibiids
  9. hypsidont
  10. hypsidorid
  11. hypsidorids

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